More Americans Say Race Relations Are Bad, and a Survey Explores Why - The New York Times










More Americans Say Race Relations Are Bad, and a Survey Explores Why - The New York Times:


The telephone survey, conducted over a three-month period starting in February, is the latest in a series of polls by various organizations trying to make sense of the sharp deterioration in the country’s optimistic racial attitudes since the election of the nation’s first black president in 2008. While most African-Americans think individual racism is a bigger factor than institutional racism, they also say they have experienced unfair treatment by a number of institutions.




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